Lauxaniidae

Barahona-Segovia, Rodrigo M., Madriz, Isaí, González, Christian R. & Amorim, Dalton De Souza, 2024, An update on the knowledge and general understanding of the Chilean Diptera diversity, Zootaxa 5518 (1), pp. 1-87 : 35

Lauxaniidae ( Fig. 87 )

The Lauxaniidae comprises 2,000 extant species, grouped into three subfamilies and 158 genera ( Gaimari & Silva 2010). The family was not treated in the CDASUS. Gaimari & Silva (2020) cataloged Neotropical lauxanids, with a rearrangement of the genera previously referred to for Chile: Camptoprosopella Hendel (one species); Dryosapromyza Hendel (one species); Minettia Robineau-Desvoidy (five species); Myzaprosa Gaimari & Silva (four species); Physegenua Macquart (one species); Poecilolycia Shewell (two species); and Zamyprosa Gaimari & Silva (12 species). In Chile, Lauxaniidae comprises 26 species divided into seven genera ( Gaimari & Silva 2020).

Figures

FIGURES 86–91. Lauxanoidea and Sciomyzoidea of Chile: (86) Ortadilina celullaris Blanchard (Chamaemyiidae, photo by Anthony Campos); (87) Zamyprosa sp. (Lauxaniidae, photo by Luis Candia); (88) Paractora sp. (Helcomyzidae, photo by Diego Almendras); (89) Protodyctia chilensis (Sciomyzidae, photo by Chris Lukhaup); (90) Pherbellia philippii Malloch (Sciomyzidae, photo by Patrich Cerpa), and (91) Sepsis punctum (Fabricius) (Sepsidae, photo by Claudio Maureira).